原文
All things considered, it was a relief when going-away time came. And
it was very jolly to be back at Redmond, a wise, experienced Soph with
hosts of friends to greet on the merry opening day. Pris and Stella and
Gilbert were there, Charlie Sloane, looking more important than ever a
Sophomore looked before, Phil, with the Alec-and-Alonzo question still
unsettled, and Moody Spurgeon MacPherson. Moody Spurgeon had been
teaching school ever since leaving Queen's, but his mother had concluded
it was high time he gave it up and turned his attention to learning
how to be a minister. Poor Moody Spurgeon fell on hard luck at the very
beginning of his college career. Half a dozen ruthless Sophs, who were
among his fellow-boarders, swooped down upon him one night and shaved
half of his head. In this guise the luckless Moody Spurgeon had to go
about until his hair grew again. He told Anne bitterly that there were
times when he had his doubts as to whether he was really called to be a
minister.
語彙など
- relief:安堵
- jolly:すてきな
- soph:二年生
- hosts of:多くの
- unsettled:未解決の
- fall on:(不運･困難に)遭遇する
- ruthless:容赦ない
- fellow:男
- boarder:寄宿生,寮生
- swoop down on:〜に襲いかかる
- shave:髭を剃る
- guise:外観
- bitterly:苦々しく